This blog has served as a place to reflect and analyze on my journey to flipped learning in my high school math classes from 2011-2014.
While I have transitioned to a role as a Digital Learning Coach, this blog still hosts my reflections from 3 years of flipping as well as thoughts from my new journey as a coach and support to teachers in their journey of effectively integrating technology into their curriculum.
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A lot of times when we talk about math we are talking about the answer... but isn't it more about the path?? About HOW they got there? Yes Yes Yes :) My students hate this because it makes them think, but it is so much more valuable! I still am looking for an effective way to make it clear to my students the importance of the path vs. the answer.

These standards focus a lot more on the "how" and not the "answer". It is more about the process and not just the finish line!The more I hear/read about Common Core, the more I feel that my flipped classroom can help me to provide opportunities for my students to really develop these "habits of mind of productive mathematical thinkers"

SAMR model by Dr. Ruben Puentedura - "Bloom's Taxonomy of Tech Integration" Surprisingly, I've never actually heard of this model before. I think it does a good job of organizing how we truly do integrate tech in our classrooms. It is easy to "enhance" the classroom by substituting or augmenting, but it takes more thought, planning, and research to truly transform your classroom with technology.

Substitute - replacing flash cards with an app that does the same thing but is prettier. Augment - a little bit extra. Keeps score and has a timer. Modify - Objective still the same but applies it a little more. Redefine - Take the objective but disrupt the activity into something you can't do without technology (example - kids facetiming with kids in other schools...sharing ideas and helping each other)

Three little pigs analogy

Third little pig comes and tells the straw house that he should be using brick. So, the first little pig just starts taping bricks to his straw house. Of course, the straw house just comes tumbling down! He needs to tear down the straw house and build from the ground up!

We can't just tape technology onto our paper and pencil classroom... we must restructure!

This analogy was brilliant. I think it is easy when we hear of all these cool tech tools to just start "taping them up" in our classroom when in reality, that is just going to make our classroom come crashing down. We must redesign and restructure our classroom when we are incorporating the technology (when of course the technology enhances the learning goal, not just because it's cool!)

Moving from teacher-centered to student-centered

Digitizing Differentiation

Record different videos at different levels... assign different videos to different kids

What an interesting idea and great way to differentiate. That would take a LOT of time and planning, and really knowing your kids. This might be an idea to try out this year, but not one to adopt completely because it's a lot of time.

When recording my FC videos, make sure that I am modeling that metacognition and not just working through the problems.

Great for Special Education

Not "flipping the classroom" but "cloning the teacher"

Interesting perspective

Collaboration

Airplay by Apple TV

Wall flowers don't have to come to the front of the room, and goof-offs don't completely waste time and distract class... yet everyone is participating and involved.

Kickin it up with Doceri ($30)

Skype in Schools

Kidblog.org

Edmodo

Silent discussions with iPads having a chat on Edmodo. Class conversation projected on big screen as well. All students are involved, not just the "loud" ones.

Assessment

Google Tools for assessment

Exit Ticket on google forms

Ask for the answer, but then also ask "explain your answer"

I need to add this to my online WSQs for the "secret question" part - instead of just asking for the answer, I should have a followup question asking them to "explain their answer". They can choose to write in words the explanation, or talk through it on a screencast or short video and put the link there.